Installing track system in garage, difficulty lining up with center of studs.
Hi, so I have a new construction town home. I want to install a hang rail. The builder left these markings on the garage wall so I know where studs are. They’re 16 inches apart. The issue I’m running into is that the rails I purchased from Amazon are exactly 16 inches long, and the screw holes are about 15.25 inches apart. https://a.co/d/4NR7rEH So the screws can’t be positioned in the center of the studs. Is that okay? I saw somewhere the screws should be drilled into the center of the studs. The horizontal line at the top seems to be a “blocking”. Will it be better to install on there? The only issue I’m seeing is that when I run my hand over the blocking, it feels like there’s a joint in the center. Like as if it’s two pieces joined there. Is that typical? And if so, I assume that would be a bad spot to drill. Is there anyway to confirm? How would you advise I proceed? Are these rails just too short and not usable?  submitted by /u/LWN729 [link] [comments]
| | Hi, so I have a new construction town home. I want to install a hang rail. The builder left these markings on the garage wall so I know where studs are. They’re 16 inches apart. The issue I’m running into is that the rails I purchased from Amazon are exactly 16 inches long, and the screw holes are about 15.25 inches apart. https://a.co/d/4NR7rEH So the screws can’t be positioned in the center of the studs. Is that okay? I saw somewhere the screws should be drilled into the center of the studs. The horizontal line at the top seems to be a “blocking”. Will it be better to install on there? The only issue I’m seeing is that when I run my hand over the blocking, it feels like there’s a joint in the center. Like as if it’s two pieces joined there. Is that typical? And if so, I assume that would be a bad spot to drill. Is there anyway to confirm? How would you advise I proceed? Are these rails just too short and not usable?  [link] [comments] |
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